Assessing the role of urban green spaces for human well-being: A systematic review

M Jabbar, MM Yusoff, A Shafie - GeoJournal, 2022 - Springer
Human has been evolving in a natural environment over a long time; thus, he is habitual to
adapt it. Green spaces are obligatory landscapes in an urban structure that provide a natural …

Nature and children's health: a systematic review

AL Fyfe-Johnson, MF Hazlehurst, SP Perrins… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
RESULTS The strongest evidence for type of nature exposure was residential green space
studies (n= 147, 50%). The strongest evidence for the beneficial health effects of nature was …

Understanding differences between summer vs. school obesogenic behaviors of children: the structured days hypothesis

K Brazendale, MW Beets, RG Weaver, RR Pate… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Although the scientific community has acknowledged modest improvements
can be made to weight status and obesogenic behaviors (ie, physical activity …

Global prevalence of meeting screen time guidelines among children 5 years and younger: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BA McArthur, V Volkova, S Tomopoulos… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Pediatric guidelines suggest that infants younger than 2 years avoid screen time
altogether, while children aged 2 to 5 years receive no more than 1 hour per day. Although …

Effects of the built environment on physical activity: a systematic review of longitudinal studies taking sex/gender into account

A Tcymbal, Y Demetriou, A Kelso, L Wolbring… - … health and preventive …, 2020 - Springer
Background Individual health behavior is related to environmental and social structures. To
promote physical activity (PA) effectively, it is necessary to consider structural influences …

Sedentary behaviors in today's youth: approaches to the prevention and management of childhood obesity: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

TA Barnett, AS Kelly, DR Young, CK Perry, CA Pratt… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
This scientific statement is about sedentary behavior and its relationship to obesity and other
cardiometabolic outcomes in youth. A deleterious effect of sedentary behavior on …

Outdoor time, screen time, and connection to nature: troubling trends among rural youth?

LR Larson, R Szczytko, EP Bowers… - Environment and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Evidence suggests that contemporary children are spending less time outdoors than their
predecessors. Concurrent reports also highlight the rise of electronic media use in the lives …

Physical activity, sedentary behavior and their correlates in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

RA Jones, K Downing, NJ Rinehart, LM Barnett, T May… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Autism Spectrum Disorder affects up to 2.5% of children and is associated with harmful
health outcomes (eg obesity). Low levels of physical activity and high levels of sedentary …

Type of screen time moderates effects on outcomes in 4013 children: evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

T Sanders, PD Parker, B del Pozo-Cruz… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Excessive engagement with digital screens is harmful to children's health.
However, new evidence suggests that exposure at moderate levels may not be harmful and …

Measurement of screen time among young children aged 0–6 years: A systematic review

R Byrne, CO Terranova, SG Trost - Obesity reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of screen‐based devices on children's health and development cannot be
properly understood without valid and reliable tools that measure screen time within the …